Display-rack.



S. HIMMEL & G. EBLE.

DISPLAY RACK.

APPLIGATION FILED JULY 2, 1912 1,130,166. 4 Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

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THE NORRIS PETERS 60.. PHOTO-LITHQ. WASHINGIDN, Dv

S. HIMMEL & G. EBLE.

DISPLAY RACK,

APPLIOATIdN FILED JULY 2, 1912 1,13OQl66.

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Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

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14V VEN T ORS W W WA U THE NORRIS PETERS 50.. PHOTO-LITHO. WASHINGTON. D. c.

SOLOMON HIlllMEL AND GEORGE EBLE, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

DISPLAY-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2, rare.

Application filed July 2, 1912. Serial No. 707,288.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, SoLoMoJ HIMMEL and Gnonen EBLE, citizens of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented new and useful Improvements in Display-Racks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in display racks for garments, etc.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide improved means whereby the garments, etc., may be conveniently and compactly stored in dust proof cases, and yet be readily accessible for exhibiting to a customer by a salesman.

A further object is to provide improved means whereby the garment supporting member may be readily moved to the forward portion of the case when it is desired to display the goods supported thereby.

A further object is to provide improved means whereby the garment supporting member may be free to rotate when at the forward portion of the case to permit of a complete display of the goods supported thereby, and for preventing rotation of said member when the same has been moved back from said forward position.

A further object is to provide means for normally preventing the garment supporting member from returning from its forward position while being rotated.

The invention will be hereinafter fully set forth and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure l is a plan view of a show case with our invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2 illustrating the rack in the forward position. Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8 are details illustrating various modifications of the garment carrying member.

Referring to the drawing, 10 designates a case of any preferred style the bottom of which is provided with a transverse chamber 11, the top wall of which is slotted at 12. Secured to the side walls of the chamber 11 are tracks 13 and between said tracks and parallel therewith is a guide 14. Mounted to reciprocate upon the tracks 13 is a carriage 15 having guide rollers 16 arranged to engage the top and bottom edges of said tracks. Said carriage is provided with a boss 1'? extending through the slot 12, said boss serving to support a tubular post 18. Rotatably mounted within the post 18 is a rack member 19 which serves as a support for a rack or other supporting means for the goods to be displayed. In the drawings we have illustrated said rack as comprising a head rigidly secured to the member 19 and having a bearing upon the upper end of the post 18. This head, which is designated 20 in the drawing is provided with arms 21 which support parallel rods 22 arranged to support suitable garment hangers. The particular form of the rack is not of the essence of the present invention as it is obvious that the same may be modified to suit difierent conditions, it only being necessary that the rack be rotatably mounted so that it may be turned to display the goods on all sides. In Figs. 3 and 4; the rack member 19 extends below the carriage 15 and is provided with a reduced portion 23 which engages the guide 14. By this means the carriage may be reciprocated back and forth but rotation of the rack member is prevented. At the forward end of the guide 1& is located a turn-table 25 rotatably supported in any suitable manner by a base 26. The upper face of said turntable is provided with a groove 27 normally forming a continuation of the guide 14, said groove being provided midway of its length with a cam or hump 28.

In operation, when the carriage is reciprocated back and forth in the case, the guide 14, through its engagement with the lower end of the rack member 19, prevents rotation of the latter. The turntable 25 is normally held in a position which brings the groove 27 in alinement with the guide 14.

When the carriage is moved to its extreme forward position the reduced end 23 of the rack member 19 engages the cam or hump 28 of the turntable 25, efiecting a frictional engagement of such a character as to normally prevent return movement of the car-' riage without the exercise of considerable force applied thereto. At the same time the engagement with the turntable is such that the rack member may be rotated to display the goods supported by the rack. When it is desired to return the carriage to its rear most position within said case the turntable is brought into position with the groove 27 modification.

in alinement with the guide 14:, return movement of the rack.

In Fig. 5 we have illustrated a slight modification of? the rack member. In this form the rack member 30 is held normally depressed by a spring 31 housed within the 1 of rollers lwhich may be engaged by a spring 42 carriedby the lower end of the rack member 4-3. Theengagement between V the spring42 and the rollers 41 is'su'iiiciently close to cause the rack member to rotate with the turntable.

In Fig. "7 we have illustrated another modification. In this form the lower end of the rackmember 50 is provided with'a groove 51 to receive the upstanding rib '52 of'a T-ironi53' which serves as a guide. The

turn-table 5A is also provided with a similar T-member 55 to receive the groove-51, the frictional engagement being such as'tolock the turn-table and rack member. r

In Fig. '8 we have shown another modification consisting in providing the rack member designated by ordinal'60 with a fork- 61 in which is mounted a roller 62' Said roller isada'pted to engage thehu'mp'28of the turntable 25.

Having thusexplained the nature of our invention and described an operative manher of constructingand using the same, although without attempting to set forth'all of the forms in which it may be made, or all of the forms of its use, what we claim 1s:-

' l. A display rack comprising a case, a rotatable rack member mounted to reciprocate insaid case, means for normally preventing rotation of said rack member, and rotatable means engaged'by said rack member when the latter is moved to its forward position, to permit rotation thereof.

2. A display rack comprising a case, a rotatable rack'member mounted to reciprocate in said case, a guide provided with means for normally 'preventing rotation of said member, and means independent of the guide and engaged by'said member when the latter is moved to its forward position, to

7 permit rotation thereof.

3. A display rack comprising a case, a rotatable rack member mounted'to reciprocate in said case, and a guide for said rack member provided with independent stationary and rotatable portions.

4. A display rack comprising a case, a rotatable rack member mounted to reciprocate in said case, and a guide for said rack mem-' ber provided with independent stationary permitting 7 tatable rack member, means for normally preventing rotation of said rack member, a

and rotatable portions, the rotatable por= .tions being located at the forward end of the guides. 5. A display rackcomprisingacase, a ro- 7 her into and-out of engagementwith said guide, and a rotatable member engaged by said rack member when the latter is disengaged from said guide, said rotatable memher being provided with a guide groove.

7. 'Adisplay rackcomprisinga'case,,.a ro tatable rack member,flmeans fornormal ly preventing rotation of said rack member, a reciprocable support for said rack member, arotatable memberfengaged by said rack member when the latter 'isidisengaged' from I said rotation-preventing means, and means for providing a-frictional engagement between said rotatablemember andone faceof said rack member. V

8. A displayrack comprising a case, a-rotatable rack' memberymeans for normally preventing rotation :of said rack member, and ajrotatable member engaged by said "1 00 rack member when the latter is disengaged from said rotation-preventing*means, said rotatable member and said'rack-inember beingprovided with compl'emental. frictional engaging portions. V V

9. A display rack comprising a case, a rotatable rack member, means for normally preventing rotation of said rack member, and a rotatable member-engaged by-said rack member when the latter is disengaged from said rotation-preventing means said rotatable memberbeingprovided with a cam surface adapted. to have frictional engagement with said rack member.

10. A display rack comprising a case, 115,

tracks secured to the bottom of said case, a carriage mounted to reciprocate on said tracks, a rotatable rack member supported by said carriage, a guide'between said tracks adapted to normallyprevent rotation of said 12 rack member, and rotatable means for permitting rotation of-said rack member when the carriage reaches its forward position, said rotatable means having a guide portion adapted to coincide with the guide.

11. A display rackcomprising a case, tracks secured to the bottom of said case, a carriage mounted to reciprocate on said tracks, a rotatable rack member supported by said carriage, a guide between said tracks adapted to normally prevent rotation of said rack, and a rotatable member engaged by said rack member when the carriage reaches its forward position, said rotatable member and said rack member being provided with.

complemental frictional engaging faces.

12. in a display rack the combination with a case having a recess in its bottom wall, tracks secured to the side walls of said recess, a carriage mounted to reciprocate on said tracks, a rotatable rack member sup ported by said carriage, a guide located between said traoks and adapted to normally prevent rotation of said rack member, and a rotatable member also located between said tracks beyond the outer end of said guide and engaged by the rack member when the latter is disengaged from said guide.

13. In a display rack the combination with a case having a recess in its bottom wall, tracks secured to the side walls of said recess, a carriage mounted to reciprocate on said tracks, a rotatable rack member supported by said carriage, a guide located. between said tracks and adapted to normally prevent rotation of said rack member, and a rotatable member also located between said tracks and engaged by said guide member when the latter is disengaged from said guide, said rotatable member and said rack member being provided with complemental frictional engaging faces.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SOLOMON HIMMEL. GEORGE EBLE. W'itnesses:

W. H. HORMES,

MARGARET MEADE.

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